Cree, Northern East
A language of Canada
| Population | 5,310 (1997 Quebec Ministere de la Sante et des Services Sociaux). All Cree L1 speakers in Canada 97,230 (2001 Canada census). |
| Region | West central Quebec, east coast of lower Hudson Bay and James Bay. Whapmagoostui, Chisasibi, Wemindji, and most in Eastmain communities. |
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| Alternate names | Eastern James Bay Cree Northern Dialect, James Bay Cree Northern |
| Dialects | Palatalized y-dialect within Cree-Montagnais-Naskapi language complex or dialect subgroup. Sometimes classified as Montagnais. |
| Classification | Algic, Algonquian, Central, Cree-Montagnais-Naskapi A member of macrolanguage Cree [cre] (Canada). |
| Language use | Vigorous. All domains. Also use English. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: 20%–25%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%. Taught in primary schools. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible portions: 1921. |
| Writing system | Latin script. Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics script, uses eastern finals, dot first. |
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